Except the Lord do build the house, the builders lose their pain: Except the Lord the city keep, the watchmen watch in vain.
Psalm 121:3 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will he slumber that thee keeps. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He will not allow your foot to slip or to be moved; He Who keeps you will not slumber. [I Sam. 2:9; Ps. 127:1; Prov. 3:23, 26; Isa. 27:3.] American Standard Version (1901) He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Common English Bible God won’t let your foot slip. Your protector won’t fall asleep on the job. Catholic Public Domain Version Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together. |
Except the Lord do build the house, the builders lose their pain: Except the Lord the city keep, the watchmen watch in vain.
God will him keep, yea, save alive; on earth he bless'd shall live; And to his enemies' desire thou wilt him not up give.
But thou, O Lord my God, those men in justice shalt o'erthrow, And in destruction's dungeon dark at last shalt lay them low: The bloody and deceitful men shall not live half their days: But upon thee with confidence I will depend always.
They in their hands shall bear thee up, still waiting thee upon; Lest thou at any time should'st dash thy foot against a stone.